Duanmu Lian exclaimed, "Does that mean the other clans have all been outmaneuvered by the Mo Family?"
Xu Sheng gave a slight nod and explained, "It can be said so, but to be precise, this is merely their only way to preserve their clan's status for the time being!"
Hearing this, Zhou Qingruo, who was standing beside them, turned her amber-colored beautiful eyes towards those downed disciples in Duanmu Mansion, wearing different attire, and said calmly, "I'm afraid that after they launched the attack on the Duanmu Clan, the losses were greater than expected, and they have expended a great number of young disciples. Should they not integrate individuals from the other clans, the position of the Mo Family would plummet directly."
Indeed, as Zhou Qingruo had put it, in order to keep their clan's status, the Mo Family had no qualms about forcing individuals from other families to join through martial pressure!
Once the situation of the Mo Family had gradually stabilized, they would then begin to kick out all these individuals from the foreign clans!
Having realized this, Duanmu Lian looked at Xu Sheng once more with a puzzled glance and asked seriously, "I see now, then, Xu Sheng, what should we do now? With the Mo Family having integrated the three major clans, I'm afraid they are not weak!"
She had thought that with Xu Sheng there, they could easily crush the people from the other clans, making them pay the price for their past actions!
But things were different now; with the Mo Family having integrated the three major clans, the threat they brought could very well be even stronger!
Zhou Qingruo also spoke gravely, "Now is not a good opportunity to take action against the Mo Family! We shall decide later."
Despite having witnessed Xu Sheng's heaven-defying power with their own eyes, such formidable power must have its limitations...
Otherwise, why would Xu Sheng always have concealed this power instead of using it until now?
Xu Sheng spoke with a smile, "Indeed, the Mo Family is certainly not weak now, but Miss Lian, Qingruo, don't you want to take revenge anymore?"
Zhou Qingruo was taken aback for a moment and folded her arms, saying coldly, "The annihilation of the Duanmu Clan is merely a result of their own lack of strength, which has nothing to do with me!"
If it weren't for Xu Sheng and Duanmu Lian, she wouldn't even want to have any relationship with the Duanmu Clan. The clan's destruction, even more, did not stir any emotions in her.
But Duanmu Lian's reaction was completely different; after biting her green lips hard, she slowly bowed her head and said in a low voice, "Of course, I want revenge, but if it brings trouble to you and Qingruo, I..."
Her own death was a consequence of her own choices, but if the two of them were harmed, she would never be able to forgive herself...
Hearing her answer, Xu Sheng chuckled and extended his hand to gently stroke her soft hair, saying tenderly, "Silly girl, isn't your affair our affair?"
This scene of indulgence was glaring in the eyes of Zhou Qingruo...
Yet to not upset Duanmu Lian, she simply coughed with her hand over her mouth...
Lost in the gentle moment, Duanmu Lian immediately came to her senses...
Xu Sheng was Qingruo's partner, so what did doing such things with her entail?
With this thought, she subtly avoided his palm and said with a somewhat guilty tone, "Since you put it that way, Xu Sheng, let's take action against the Mo Family sooner rather than later!"
After speaking, she glanced covertly at Zhou Qingruo and, seeing no displeasure on the other's face, let out a sigh of relief inside...
She certainly didn't want to damage their sincere friendship over such matters...
After all...
Since the Duanmu Clan had been annihilated, they were the only true friends she had left!
Upon her words, Xu Sheng did not dwell on the issue any further and said, "Good, then let's not delay and depart now. Oh right, Qingruo, you're coming too, aren't you?"
Xu Sheng said it almost incontrovertibly...
Zhou Qingruo simply responded with a faint "Hmm!"...
She agreed to go, purely out of concern for Duanmu Lian and Xu Sheng. It had nothing to do with avenging the Duanmu Clan!
Xu Sheng's Divine Power suddenly erupted, enveloping the three of them instantly...
The next moment, ripples of space emanated, and they disappeared within the Duanmu Mansion...
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At this moment, within the Mo Family...
The elders whose lives were controlled by the Mo Family Ancestor, forced to join, were gathered with ugly expressions...
One of the elders gnashed his teeth and roared angrily, "Damn Duanmu Clan, even in their downfall, they still cause trouble for us!"
Another elder couldn't help but tighten his grip, hissing, "That's right! If not for Duanmu Xun of the Duanmu Clan unleashing that mutually assured destruction move, how could we have ended up in such a state!"
"Those Mo Family Disciples, they treat us like mere servants, not showing a shred of respect due to an Elder!"
"What can we do about it? Aren't our lives controlled by that Mo Family Ancestor? The moment a thought of resistance arises, he would sense it!"
Although they were Elders, their status in the Mo Family was even lower than those disciples, easily summoned and dismissed by anyone...
It wasn't long before several Mo Family Disciples approached, with the leading disciple looking disdainfully at the Foreign Clan Elders and saying, "Hey, elders over there, hurry up and come here, spar with us for practice!"
Hearing such provocative words, an elder couldn't contain his fury and exclaimed, "Despicable! This is too much!!! Am I someone you brats can mock? Die!"
As his words fell, a terrifying power of the Immortal Monarch Realm burst forth from his body, plunging towards the disciples, his eyes bloodshot with endless intent to kill...
Seeing this, the Mo Family Disciples began to panic...
They exclaimed, "Are you crazy... crazy?"
"You are just dogs raised by our Mo Family, yet you dare to attack your masters!!"
"Stay away from us, or neither the Clan Leader nor the Ancestor will spare you!"
However, the elder, as if not hearing them, continued charging at them, his fist imbued with immense power hammering down...
But in the next instant, his pupils suddenly constricted, feeling a sharp pain erupting from his limbs and innards...
Forcing out a scream of absolute agony, "Ahhhhhhhh!!!"
Immediately after, a figure descended from the sky, stepping right onto the elder's head, brutally smashing him against the ground with a "bang!"...
The newcomer, of course, needed no introduction—it was the Mo Family Ancestor, his cheeks bearing a cold indifference!
He turned his head, his eyes looking towards the other Foreign Clan Elders, and coldly shouted, "What now? Aren't you the dogs raised by my Mo Family?"
Facing this assault on their dignity once again, the elders, though seething with resentment, knew that defiance would lead to certain death and therefore chose silence...
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